Re: sFTP User Name - does it need to match user name on the server -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: sFTP User Name - does it need to match user name on the server
From: Stefan Skoglund <stefan.skoglund@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 17:09:39 +0200
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Why the '-i' switch to ssh ?

One reason is if you like me have 20 private keys in the .ssh folder.

opensshd will by default deny more than 6 authentication tries, so if
my ssh tries the 6 wrong ones first before the right one ?

I prevent this by using the 'IdentitesOnly' and IdentityFile flag.

'-i' will i believe force ssh to use the selected private first before
the default ones.

UserKnownHostsfile can be set to 'none' and so forcing a accept of the
remote host every time.

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